100 Day Challenge #17 September 23, 2023 through December 31, 2023

threewins wrote: »

Day 10 85.0 2x45 min walk, lowest weight in 47 days. My walking is definitely working because I wasn't walking 47 days ago. So I had 3 "excellent" days and 3 days in a row of eating less than I burned. That's not a particularly big achievement, I scanned back some old records and I saw 17 days in a row where I ate less than I burned. So I'm going to aim to beat that record, starting October 13. Mark your calendars. Threewins will attempt a lifetime record.
Day 11 85.4

@threewins - I like your plan to target xx number of days in a row! Good luck with beating your old record.

I love walking and hope as my knee situation improves I can get back to my 100 mile per month goal. Thinking I'll try it in December ... but first still babying the knee and riding my indoor bike which seems to be no so painful.

Week 2:

Day 08-09/30: 173.4 Daily goal: 10+ water -yes ; <23WW pts: 30 ; Exercise loaded firewood


Day 09-10/01: 174 {LNS 0, Me 1 yeah!!} water, 10+;; ?? WW pts .. worked, then just sat and read until 9:45

Day 10-10/02: 173.4 Water, 10, WW pts 27, worked, visited friend. (oh oh, forgot about the ½ Dr Pepper I had, bet there was a lot of sugar in it). Co-workers have colds, wearing masks. Feeling tired ++; ready for bed at 9:30 which is a bit unusual.

Was going to join a Late Night snacking challenge but decided to just include that here. ( LNS=0; Me 2)

Darin, thanks so much for sharing the analogy of flat tires; a great reminder. Maybe I should change my user name to Tire Slasher. But no more!

Dawn, fabulous peppers etc etc. Our garden was pretty dismal. Oh well, next year.

My Plan is to catch up visiting Girl Friends … oh how I miss these long time friends. Will also visit the Rec Centre pool twice for lap swimming and a class. After Friday’s swim I’ll begin the drive home. Plan on stopping at Williams Lake Rec Centre and buying a 10 session pass so I’ll continue swimming. I found swimming was the one activity that really firmed my upper arms. I love deep water aerobics where one can do weightless exaggerated range of motion movements.


Day 11-10/03: 173


Day 12-10/04: away from scale;

Day 13-10/05: away from scale
Day 14-10/06: away from scale.

Week 2 Goal:: 171 ( edited from 169)
Weel 2 Actual Wt: ____

WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: -3.0/-1.4
Accumulated Loss or Gain: -3.0/-1.4

Day 08-09/30-177.1/179.5
Day 09-10/01-178.0/179.3 – Bit of a gain, which was not surprising, given the weekend’s eating. But as Jillian Michaels says, if you have a flat tire, you don’t get out the car and slash the other three tires. Went out birding with Josh this morning – a peaceful morning walk in the woods is good for the soul. Went to the gym in the afternoon as planned, hooray! So while my calorie intake was more than I’d like, at least I burned a bit more than typical for me.
Day 10-10/02-177.6/179.2 – Ugh. As per the Todd Rundgren song, I don’t want to work. But it looks like the scale is going downwards again, which is a relief.
Day 11-10/03-177.5/179.0 – @Lilylady3k @deepwoodslady That Jillian Michaels quote is really keeping me afloat right now. Every time I’m thinking “scale not great, what about that cookie. Or rice krispy treat. Or loaf of bread.” I’m countering with “Don’t slash the other tires. Don’t slash the other tires.” The struggle is real.

Thank you for keeping us going @deepwoodslady !!
Hi everyone.
I am Dawn. 5'2" (used to be 5'3"), 63 years old as of September 20th.
My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 118.

I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
Rolling total so far: 4 out of the 6




Week 1 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 1 actual weight - 142.0 - Started the week at 143.2

Day 08-09/30 - 142.2 - I don't have any jobs at all booked for today. It is raining and 6c so I won't even be going hiking. I did laundry this morning and little else so far. Kind of not used to having free time without outdoor activity. I will for sure get a bunch of Fitness Marshall songs in here and there. I usually burn 400+ calories each day on my pedometre from working, but it appears that I won't be working today, feels weird after having worked 7 days a week almost the entire summer starting in May. I think that I don't know how to relax? Today is Truth and Reconcilliation Day in Canada, so many of my normal radio shows that I listen to are pre-empted today. I do have a mini Prosecco and some Camebert lol, but we'll see about that in the afternoon.

Day 09-10/01 - 144.0 - Ouch! I have been sitting in the 142s for quite some time, not ideal, but better than 144. Oh well, I am not going to let it ruin my day off, it is beautiful and sunny. Definitely going to get outside for the day.
Day 10-10/02 - 145.6 - Yikes! Well, I had an absolutely wonderful day outside. More calls came in to pick up a shift, but Saturday it rained all day and I truly felt that I needed to spend an entire day outside while it was 20c. I did some Fitness Marshall to warm up my body for some lifting, pulling and pushing. I then swept and washed the kitchen floor and front porch floor. I put laundry in before my workout and put it in the dryer after my workout was done. I got my kitchen window screen and wells cleaned, the inside and outside of the opening window, the storm window cleaned and installed. Lots of puttering in the yard, a nice little hike. 5:15 it was still sunny and blue. I came inside, sat in my sunny kitchen and had Prosecco and Camembert. So lovely...except for on the scale obviously.

Day 11-10/03 - 144.2 - Quite a late dinner, didn't get home from work until 9:30, the next few days will be the same. Prepping dinner this morning: raw peppers, onion, cucumber, parsley, tomatoes, it will be mixed with hot rice, black beans, and souvlaki chicken breast - all topped with tzatziki. It takes a long time to eat a big bowl of this, but not too many calories and lots of nutrients which I feel like I need on 2 job days.

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Week 2 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
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Mini 21 day Challenge
Legs straight up (draining) with arm weights exercises, 4-6-ish minutes.
Round 1, June 25.23 start: 12.5" start, 11.75" end.
Round 2: 11.75" start, 11.5" Even though my weight is higher, my batwings are getting smaller?
I have a mole, so it is easy to measure in exactly the same place.
Round 3: 11.5" - Wow, a whole inch off of my upper arm since beginning this!!
Round 4: 11.0" start 11.5- So pleased!!
Round 5: September 18 - October 08

Going to keep this up. 4-5 minutes is easy to fit into a schedule. Positive new habit.


Day 01 - Sept 18 – 5:42 of 20 reps of the 3: skull crushers, biceps, chest presses
Day 02 - Sept 19 – 6:48 of the 3
Day 03 - Sept 20 – 7:38 of the 3
Day 04 - Sept 21 – 6:48 - My elbows were sore in bed last night, could be any of the 3 exercises. I might try to skip it for tonight. I will copy paste this over to the new 100 as well.
Day 05 - Sept 22 – Skipped, on purpose
Day 06 - Sept 23 – 9:51 of the 3
Day 07 - Sept 24 – 8:13 of the 3 - felt so great to put my legs up straight
Day 08 - Sept 25 – 8:15 of the 3
Day 09 - Sept 26 – 7:36 of the 3
Day 10 - Sept 27 – 9:04 of the 3
Day 11 - Sept 28 – 8:20 of the 3 - I just start the stopwatch when I begin. Conscious of trying to keep it slower for better results as @Lilylady3k suggested.
Day 12 - Sept 29 – 7:17 of the 3
Day 13 - Sept 30 – 5:59 of the 3
Day 14 - Oct 01 – 7:24 of the 3
Day 15 - Oct 02 – Skipped, I have sore shoulders maybe from Sunday's digging and stuff.
Day 16 - Oct 03–
Day 17 - Oct 04 –
Day 18 - Oct 05 –
Day 19 - Oct 06 –
Day 20 - Oct 07 –
Day 21 - Oct 08 –

Start weight of this 100:
Previous: 144.4, one before that: 143.4, and the one before that 142.2

60th birthday weight: 141.1, 61st birthday weight: 131.1, 62nd birthday weight 138.1, 63rd birthday weight: 142.8

@threewins I'll join you on the "eat below the limit" try. I'll go for one week initially, then try for one more week at a time.

Back again! I went from 79 kg to 71.5 kg in the last Challenge. Planning to get down to 67 kg (147.4lb) in the next 100 days.
Day 01-09/23-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Received news this morning that a family member in Ireland has had a heart attack. It was partly her fault because she heard of my weight loss success and tried to go on a crazy sort of almost religious diet with nothing but raw fruit and walking 18,000 steps a day. At 62 years old! Luckily she is recovering well, but it makes me more careful about sticking to a slow, sustainable rate. The tortoise always beats the hare.

Day 02-09/24-xxxxx- 72 kg. Unsure of my BMI because I used to be 5' 10" (177.8 cm) but now I've lost, maybe an inch? Or Two? I'll tentatively say 175 cm. So 23.5 BMI. PRetty good, but I'd like to, ideally, 22. But will settle for 22.5.

Day 03-09/25-xxxxx- 72 kg. Found a whole $NZ3.00 (USD1.80) out walking today. Wish it was like that everyday!

Day 04-09/26-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Went to an Art Exhibition opening and demolished a plate of sandwiches. I am not safe in the presence of bread.

Day 05-09/27-xxxxx- 72.1 kg. Whatever has happened! Could it be something I ate last night?

Day 06-09/28-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. I think the scale has a sense of humor and is playing pranks on me.

Day 07-09/29-xxxxx- 71.9 kg

WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 kg gain. Not off to the best of starts. Trying to keep the total calories in at less than 1600 regardless of amount lost through exercise.
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Day 08-09/30-xxxxx- 72 kg. Normally I drink my coffee black, but today I had my annual treat of pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. (the smallest size)

Day 09-10/01-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. ....number on the bathroom scale, whither will you wander? Upstairs, downstairs, in the refrigerator....

Day 10-10/02-xxxxx- 71.7 kg.

Day 11-10/03-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Hopefully have recovered from the mindless snacking of the last 10 days and back to better habits ..... but now I am stress shopping online a lot .... telling myself that it is all for Christmas gifts....

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